Researchers are now studying the movements of the elusive and endangered Australian painted snipe, after a 'sleep deprived' stake out lasting several days in regional New South Wales.
A watch and act warning is in place for Cypress Gardens and Millmerran Downs in Queensland. It is not safe to return. Keep up to date withIn a major breakthrough for Australian ornithology, researchers have placed a tracker on the "holy grail" of endangered birds — the Australian painted snipe — for the first time.Dr Herring said there were only about 340 of the birds left — and they were so elusive, nobody knew what they sounded like or anything about their migratory behaviour.
The team caught Gloria using mist nets — a fine mesh net with loose flaps to catch a bird in flight — and they were able to place a small solar-powered transmitter on its back."But it was just a surreal moment to have this bird … pull its wings out and the patterning is just outstanding — it looks like an award-winning artwork."Firstly, their mating call — or "advertisement call", as Dr Herring puts it — which is still a mystery.
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